The result of this battle was one of the most decisive in Scottish history. If the Picts had lost, Scotland might never have existed. For the Angles of Northumbria it was simply a disaster ending ...

Scotland's History Early Scotland Kenneth MacAlpin becomes King of Picts The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on ...

THEY have been regarded as one of the lost peoples of history, enigmatic savages who were mentioned by the Romans but left few other traces. But now a long-running project to shine a light on the Dark ...

Game designers have teamed up with archaeologists to create a new illustrated guide to a mysterious early medieval Scottish society. The Picts, the descendants of Iron Age tribes, are known for ...

Stand in Aberlemno and you find yourself at the heart of a landscape of deep importance to the Picts - and a place where villagers care very much about their history indeed. Did you know with a ...

A team of archaeologists who are shedding new light on the life, culture and society of the Picts have been honoured. Pioneering work led by Aberdeen University has radically altered understanding of ...

Creeping silently, the warriors emerged from the cover of the trees and made their way toward the fort. Minutes later the fort’s guards were surrounded by semi-naked men, their faces concealed by ...

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